Of the many remediation efforts IT organizations must undergo when migrating off Windows Server 2003, the decommissioning of antiquated Active Directory domain controllers to implement the more robust ...

Windows 2000 Active Directory deployments can take much longer than expected. Just ask Eric Kornau, CIO at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College. “We have to teach Windows 2000 in our ...

In two previous articles (here and here) I shared some classic Active Directory mistakes people have made that got their companies into serious trouble. Here’s another mistake that on the face of it ...

I need to migrate a domain controller the box also runs wins, dns and dhcp. I know I need to transfer all of the roles over but are there any other pitfalls I need to watch out for?

Whenever people talk about “migrating to the latest version of Windows”, I always like to clarify whether they are talking about moving their application servers to the latest version, and/or their ...

We do too, though all the site are secure I'll probably change them out to RDOC's once we complete the migration to Server 2008 ...

Microsoft first introduced the Active Directory Migration Tool (ADMT) as a way to migrate from Windows NT to Window 2000. Since shipping Windows Server 2003, Microsoft has made some changes to the ...

Jack Wallen shows you how to deploy an Active Directory Domain Controller on Ubuntu Server 20.04, with the help of Samba. Gartner releases 4 trends that will impact cloud, data centers and ...

Changing network settings on a domain controller can be a risky ordeal. It’s best avoided, but if you must do it make sure to follow these tips. Active Directory domain controllers (DCs) are probably ...